Peter Rubardt: Symphony goes back in time for show

6:48 PM,
Feb. 25, 2014

Peter Rubardt Pensacola Symphony Orchestra director

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Peter Rubardt
Pensacola Symphony Orchestra

Twenty-twenty hindsight is a wonderful thing when it comes to music history. With time, it becomes increasingly clear which pieces and composers are true geniuses, and we see how their creativity shaped the trends that were widely adopted. We also can see the times when the field was chaotic, with works of genius seemingly leaping out of nowhere.

The 1920s were an explosive time in many ways. Industrialization, electricity, automobiles and countless other innovations were changing day-to-day life, and that rapid change was fueling deep-seated fears and anxieties. It was a time when ...